RE: Too many answer to simple questions

[eric <eric@xxxxxxxxxx>]

I don't feel that this will resolve these issues.  Most people don't ready 
the guidelines and I'm not sure that you want to stagnate responses from 
list members.  The easy questions sometime help lurkers make their first 
posts.

Eric Kempter
CommAir Mechanical Services, Inc.


-----Original Message-----
From:   Simon Coulter [SMTP:shc@flybynight.com.au]
Sent:   Sunday, January 10, 1999 3:45 AM
To:     MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com
Subject:        RE: Too many answer to simple questions

Hello Jeffrey,

I AGREE.  This topic has arisen in the past with no real resolution.  It is 
obvious from the question whether
every man and his dog can answer it or whether it requires specialised 
knowledge.  Most of these trivial
questions can be answered by a proper read of the manuals.

I would like to suggest two things:

1).  The Midrange Guidelines are updated to request that the list is used 
when other avenues have been
exhausted not as a point of first call.  I get the impression that many 
appenders are too lazy to read the
manuals 'cause it's quicker to fire off a message.

2).  Please do not answer questions, especially simple ones, immediately. 
 Wait a day.  Read ALL the incoming
mail first.  If it still hasn't been answered then reply.  And once you do 
see an answer, don't continue the
thread unless you have something useful to add.  Illuminate, don't 
reiterate!

Comments from David Gibbs would be appreciated since he is paying for the 
wasted bandwidth.

Regards,
Simon Coulter.

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> Date: Fri, 08 Jan 99 16:06:07 -0800
> From: "Jeffrey M. Silberberg" <silbrbrg@netcom.com>
> To: MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com
> Reply-To: MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com
> Subject: RE: Delay job in CL
>
>    HELP !!  I had about 30 answers (Incomming mail messages) to this
>  basic question. Can"t we use the DLYANSWER (*ALL) so that only one or
>  maybe two answers get submited.  Maybe, David could organize a team /
>  coverage to respond to some of these basic questions so that we can
> maintain membership and not drive members away with the VOLUME.
>
>       Just food for.....
>
>       JMS

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